ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Psychological and Glycemic Outcomes Associated with EMDR Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Comparative Study.
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backgroundChildren and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are at increased risk of comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms, which can adversely affect glycemic control. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has demonstrated efficacy for trauma-related and anxiety symptoms, but its use in pediatric T1DM populations has been rarely studied.
methodsIn this retrospective comparative study, 52 children and adolescents with T1DM and comorbid anxiety/depressive symptoms were classified into two equally sized groups according to whether they had received EMDR, based on real-world clinical decision-making rather than randomization: an EMDR group (n = 26) and a comparison group receiving standard psychiatric follow-up without EMDR (n = 26). Anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed with the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS; standardized T-scores) before and after the intervention period. Three-month average blood glucose and mean daily insulin injection frequency were recorded before and after the same period. Group differences were analyzed using two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance (time × group) with Fisher's LSD post hoc comparisons; baseline continuous and categorical variables were compared using the independent-samples
resultsThe EMDR and comparison groups did not differ significantly in age, sex, or other sociodemographic/clinical characteristics (all
conclusionsEMDR therapy was associated with greater improvement than standard psychiatric follow-up in separation anxiety, depressive symptoms, and overall anxiety burden, and, notably, with a significantly greater reduction in mean blood glucose; a parallel pattern was observed for insulin injection frequency, a secondary, treatment-related measure that should be interpreted with caution. Given the retrospective, non-randomized design and the post hoc identification of these outcome patterns, these findings should be interpreted as exploratory and hypothesis-generating, warranting confirmation in prospective controlled trials.
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